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A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Area Certain Country Land Loyalty Man Mountains Patriotism Principle Rivers Woods

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The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and all of a sudden they've reached puberty, they believe that they like women. Actually, you're just horny. It doesn't mean you like women any more at twenty-one than you did at ten.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Actually Any Believe Big Big Mistake Did Fourteen Horny Just Like Make Mean Men Mistake More Puberty Reached Sudden Ten Than Thirteen Turn Women You

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It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Much Prosperous Sailing Ship Skillful Voyage

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Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Always Conquer Crisis Die Every Great His History Human Human History Hundred Pass Three

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It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Families History Improve Observed Time

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Happiness lies first of all in health.

~George William Curtis

Topics: First First Of All Happiness Happiness Lies Health Lies

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While we read history we make history.

~George William Curtis

Topics: History Make Read While

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Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Makes Men Nature Win Woman Won

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Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Always Conversation Escapes Ghost Interview Like Memory Poetry Prose Romance Time Touching Where You

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The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

~George William Curtis

Topics: Civilization Estimate Test Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 24th, 1824

Died: August 31st, 1892

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